54.7% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.8%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coniston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coniston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Coniston have finished high school than in most similar areas, though this remains well below the state and national figures. Only 54.7% of residents completed Year 12. While higher qualifications are more common here than in many comparable spots, they still trail behind the broader Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of the population finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the 58.9% seen in New South Wales. Roughly 19.5% of people left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coniston, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 25.9%.
22.7% ▲ +52.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Coniston splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.9%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coniston has a high number of schools nearby, with 22 within 3 km. The average school size of 489 is higher than most areas, and the average school advantage score is much higher than in most similar places.
3.10
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
489
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coniston
22 schools — 10,273 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Coniston Public School, Coniston | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 181 | 990 |
| Novo Education Space, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 44 | 983 |
| Mount St Thomas Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 354 | 1,070 |
| Illawarra Hospital School, Wollongong | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | — | — |
| The Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong West | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 970 | 1,159 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mangerton | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 368 | 1,090 |
| Wollongong West Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 243 | 991 |
| Wollongong Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 579 | 1,084 |
| Lindsay Park Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 334 | 1,068 |
| St Mary Star of the Sea College, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,128 | 1,104 |
| Gwynneville Public School, Gwynneville | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 271 | 1,065 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Gwynneville | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 175 | 1,083 |
| Smiths Hill High School, Wollongong | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 736 | 1,186 |
| Figtree High School, Figtree | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 880 | 1,013 |
| Figtree Heights Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 181 | 1,061 |
| Figtree Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 264 | 1,028 |
| Edmund Rice College, West Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,054 | 1,083 |
| Keiraville Public School, Keiraville | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 297 | 1,103 |
| Para Meadows School, North Wollongong | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 113 | 945 |
| Nareena Hills Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 209 | 1,080 |
| Keira High School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 723 | 984 |
| Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,169 | 1,075 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coniston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11010/coniston/topic/education